Relief Line and Yonge Subway Extension

Leslie Woo

Chief Planning Officer

JUNE-26-17 RELIEF LINE AND YONGE SUBWAY EXTENSION OVERVIEWS

• Both the Relief Line and the Yonge Subway Extension are priority projects included in and will be included in the next Regional Transportation Plan • Each project makes a significant contribution to the regional transit network by: • Enhancing our ability to connect people to where they need to be • Adding capacity so that transit trips are more comfortable • Enabling more residents to choose transit for their trips • Spurring on local transit oriented development

2 A REGIONAL SYSTEM

• The Relief Line and the Yonge Subway Extension are part of the regional transportation network needed to meet the GTHA’s growth to 2031 and beyond • The 7.4 km northern extension of the Yonge Subway (Line 1) from into Richmond Hill will connect two provincial urban growth centres, Centre and Richmond Hill Centre, and significantly reduce the 2,500 daily bus trips along the busy Yonge corridor • The Relief Line is a critical infrastructure investment required to create capacity for new riders on the Yonge subway and provide a new connection into ’s downtown • The Yonge Subway Extension would generate more access • The Relief Line would create more capacity • Both projects need to advance in an integrated way

3 PARTNERSHIPS Much progress is being made in bringing the parties together to work as a team to advance both projects Yonge Subway Extension

• , City of Toronto, Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) and York Region staff have established an Executive Working Group, which is advancing a project management approach to design and engineering

• TTC will be leading the design and engineering work packages, in close partnership with York Region and Metrolinx Relief Line

• Metrolinx, City of Toronto, and TTC staff have established a joint Relief Line Working Group, which will coordinate governance of Relief Line planning in two segments:

• Relief Line South, between and ; and • Relief Line North, between and Danforth Avenue

• The Relief Line South will advance to TPAP and further design and engineering work. Led by the City of Toronto

• The Relief Line North Project Assessment will launch this summer, led by Metrolinx, in close partnership with the City of Toronto and TTC

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CURRENT FUNDING

• Through Metrolinx, the provincial government has provided: • $55 million in funding for Yonge Subway Extension project development to be used for advancing design and engineering • $155 million in funding for Relief Line project development to be used for planning, business case, environmental assessment, and design and engineering • York Region has an additional $36.3 million in federal funding through the Public Transit Infrastructure Fund (PTIF) for Yonge Subway Extension work • The City of Toronto has an additional $55.52 million in funding for Relief Line project development, 50% of which is through the federal Public Transit Infrastructure Fund (PTIF)

5 CITY OF TORONTO COUNCIL AND TTC BOARD UPDATE

Toronto City Council (May 24th, 2017) adopted a staff report on the following: Yonge Subway Extension • Authority has been given to the City of Toronto and TTC to enter into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Metrolinx and York Region • Define roles and responsibilities • Ensure the TTC recovers from Metrolinx and York Region the full costs of undertaking work required to develop a Class 3 cost estimate (15-30% design)

6 CITY OF TORONTO COUNCIL AND TTC BOARD UPDATE

Toronto City Council (May 24th, 2017) adopted a staff report on the following: Relief Line • Authority has been given to the City of Toronto and TTC to negotiate and enter into a Memorandum of Understanding with Metrolinx • Define roles and responsibilities • Establish a cost-sharing agreement between Metrolinx, the City of Toronto, and TTC to complete the planning and design work required to develop a Class 3 cost estimate (15-30% design) • Plan a Community Benefits program for Relief Line South and North • Requests that the City Manager’s office work with Metrolinx and TTC on developing a business case for Relief Line North

7 YORK REGION UPDATE

• York Region Committee of the Whole (June 22nd, 2017) recommended that Council adopt a staff report at their next meeting (June 29th, 2017) on the following: Yonge Subway Extension

• Authorization given to negotiate and execute a Memorandum of Understanding among Toronto, TTC, York Region, York Region Corporation (YRRTC) and Metrolinx in support of planning and design for the Yonge Subway Extension

• The York Report to Council also discusses project governance, financial considerations, further analysis of Line 1 capacity, and local municipal impact

8 ADVANCING THE PROJECTS Yonge Subway Extension • TTC, Metrolinx, and York Region are finalizing a work plan to commence field investigations along with tunnel, station and systems design work. • An MOU is being finalized amongst the three parties (TTC, Metrolinx, and York Region) based on the following principles • TTC will be responsible for project management of project planning and design • York Region and/or Metrolinx will be responsible for the costs associated with planning and design of the project and provide funding to the TTC • A procurement options analysis will be undertaken to assess the best delivery model for the project • The MOU will also define the project administration responsibilities

9 ADVANCING THE PROJECTS Relief Line • Relief Line South • City of Toronto and TTC will be commencing the Transit Project Assessment Process, as well as advancing design and engineering, with a report back to City Council in Q4 2019 • City of Toronto and TTC will continue to lead work on Relief Line South • Relief Line North • Metrolinx, in partnership with Toronto and TTC, is initiating a planning study and initial business case in Summer 2017 with public consultation planned for later 2017/early 2018 • Metrolinx will lead work on Relief Line North, in close partnership with Toronto and TTC

10 NEXT STEPS

• Metrolinx to finalize MOUs on the Yonge Subway Extension and Relief Line projects • A joint Modelling Working Group will continue to coordinate ridership forecasting for both projects • Progress update to Board in Fall 2017

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